Journal of Digital Islamic Thought
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2026): June

Digital Patriarchy and the Silencing of the Female Voice: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Hadith on Instagram

Nurul Hafizoh (UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya)



Article Info

Publish Date
03 Jun 2026

Abstract

This article interrogates the discursive construction of the female voice as ‘awrah within digital da’wah, specifically analyzing the Instagram account @thesunnah_path. Utilizing Norman Fairclough’s Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), synthesized with the Mubādalah (reciprocity) hermeneutic, the study examines how religious authority and patriarchal ideologies are reproduced through social media. The analysis of text, discursive practices, and social structures reveals that theological terms such as fitnah (temptation) and obedience are instrumentalized to legitimize the domestication of women. This phenomenon represents a form of “digital patriarchy” that operates through language and algorithms to silence female agency. Conversely, the Mubādalah approach offers an egalitarian reinterpretation, positing the female voice as a medium for spiritual and intellectual expression rather than a source of moral corruption. Ultimately, this research underscores the urgency of deconstructing hegemonic narratives to restore gender justice and human-centric values to contemporary Islamic digital discourse.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JDIT

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Subject

Religion Humanities Social Sciences

Description

The Journal of Digital Islamic Thought (JDIT) is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to advancing scholarship on Islamic intellectual traditions within digitally mediated contexts. Rooted in the core disciplines of Ushuluddin—Qur’anic studies (tafsir), Hadith studies, Islamic theology ...